We all know Napoleon Bonaparte, the revolutionary general who proclaimed himself Emperor and used his military to spread both the Revolution's ideals and his empire.
Let's not talk about him.
Let's talk about the Marquis of Lafayette, a figure I find quite underrated.
The "hero of both worlds" who fought in american and revolutionary wars, tried to aid Louis XVI to keep France a constitutional monarchy and also refused being granted dictatorial powers when offered.
How feasible would it be to have him be as militarily and politically successful if not more so than Bonaparte was IOTL?
By that I mean not simply using ASB to give him the corsican's "natural talent" or "luck", whatever that entails, merely a change his "perception" and the way he learned from his experiences during the conflicts for him to improve his skills as much(if not more) than Nappy did going to the academy and fighting for France. A "realistic" wank basically.
And if that IS possible, could we have a France led by him influencing Europe as much as the one from the "Napoleon wins" scenario? What that would look like?
Let's not talk about him.
Let's talk about the Marquis of Lafayette, a figure I find quite underrated.
The "hero of both worlds" who fought in american and revolutionary wars, tried to aid Louis XVI to keep France a constitutional monarchy and also refused being granted dictatorial powers when offered.
How feasible would it be to have him be as militarily and politically successful if not more so than Bonaparte was IOTL?
By that I mean not simply using ASB to give him the corsican's "natural talent" or "luck", whatever that entails, merely a change his "perception" and the way he learned from his experiences during the conflicts for him to improve his skills as much(if not more) than Nappy did going to the academy and fighting for France. A "realistic" wank basically.
And if that IS possible, could we have a France led by him influencing Europe as much as the one from the "Napoleon wins" scenario? What that would look like?